DATE:December 13, 2006AMINOFF, RADER ELECTED OFFICERS OF SMC BOARDDr. Susan Aminoff has been elected chair and Rob Rader vice chair of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees for 2007. Their one-year terms began Monday (Dec. 11).Read More >

DATE:November
21, 2006
SMC: NO. 1 IN TRANSFERS TO UC & UC-CSU COMBINEDFor
the 16th consecutive year, Santa Monica College held on to its
No. 1 position in transfer of students to the prestigious University
of California system in 2005-06.Read
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DATE:November
17, 2006GETTY WORKING WITH SMC PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS
IN UNIQUE PROJECTThe
J. Paul Getty Museum in Brentwood has undertaken a unique project
in which students from four Los Angeles area community colleges
– including SMC – are studying with prominent American
photographers whose work is featured in a new exhibit at The
Getty.Read
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DATE:October
9, 2006K-12 TEACHER TRAINING BLOSSOMS AT SMCCommunity
colleges have not traditionally been the training grounds for
Kindergarten-through-12th-grade teachers, but rather the exclusive
domain of four-year institutions of higher education.
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DATE:October
4, 2006SMC’S PODCASTING EXPANDS WITH ‘SMC
on iTunes U’Having
successfully launched an educational podcasting pilot program
this summer, Santa Monica College is pleased to announce the
launch of ‘SMC on iTunes U,’
making a wide range of podcasts available to students and the
public alike.
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DATE:September 6, 2006
RIBBON CUTTING OF SMC THEATRE ARTS BUILDING SEPT. 27Santa
Monica College is proud to announce the ribbon-cutting ceremony
for its new $17 million Theatre Arts Building – a state-of-the-art,
architecturally dramatic facility – at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 27. Read
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DATE:September 6, 2006SMC RECEIVES $3.5 MILLION GRANT TO HELP
MATH STUDENTS The
U.S. Department of Education has awarded Santa Monica College
a 5-year grant of $3.5 million, in partnership with El Camino
College in Torrance, to improve student performance in math.Read
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DATE:September 6, 2006
SMC RECEIVES $1.2 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR JOB TRAINING IN LOGISTICS,
HEALTH CARESanta
Monica College is pleased to announce it has received two economic
development grants totaling $1.2 million to develop a program
to train workers in the ever-expanding field of logistics –
the global movement of goods and services – and in health
care. Read More >

DATE:September 5, 2006
MURPHY NAMED RECIPIENT OF MARVIN ELKIN/NORTHROP GRUMMAN CHAIR
OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL SCIENCESSanta
Monica College chemistry professor Dr.
James E. Murphy has been named
the recipient of the Marvin Elkin/Northrop
Grumman Chair of Excellence in Physical Sciences.
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DATE:September 1, 2006
SMC STUDENT WINS TOP
NATIONAL HONORS LITERARY PRIZESanta
Monica College honors student Dean
Stewart has won the top prize
in a national community college literary contest sponsored by
the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
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DATE: July
27, 2006
SMC TEACHING INNER-CITY YOUTH AS PART
OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROGRAM Santa
Monica College professor Nancy Grass
Hemmert was having a particularly
challenging day, trying to control a chatty group of inner-city
teenagers in her class. Finally, in exasperation, she asked
her students what was going on. One raised his hand and said,
“It’s not that we’re trying to be bad, everything
you say is so exciting we can’t stop talking about it.”
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DATE: July 27, 2006
CURREY WINS REGIONAL TRUSTEE AWARDVeteran
Santa Monica College Trustee Carole
Currey has been chosen as the
recipient of the 2006 Pacific Region Trustee Leadership Award
from the national Association of Community College Trustees.
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DATE: July 19, 2006SMC
ASTRONOMY PROFESSOR TO WORK ON ANTARCTIC ART INSTALLATION Santa Monica College astronomy professor
Dr. Simon Balm
will be the scientific advisor on the creation of a large-scale
art installation on the Antarctic Ice Shelf this December as
part of a unique project funded by the National Science Foundation.
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DATE: June
19, 2006Okuno Wins BAFTA Student Film Award Robbit,
an animated short made by Yukio Okuno
when he was a Santa Monica College student, was named Runner
Up in the prestigious British Academy of Film & Television
Arts’ 2006 Student Film Awards.Read
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DATE: July
10, 2006SMC CONDUCTS CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITIn
a continued effort to make an eco-friendly campus even “greener,”
Santa Monica College has begun work on a detailed environmental
audit that will look at campus practices in transportation,
construction, water and energy use, waste and recycling, food
service, curriculum and more.Read
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DATE: June
15, 2006
SMC LAUNCHES PILOT PODCASTING PROGRAM JULY 3In
its continuous effort to use a variety of teaching methods to
improve students’ academic performance, Santa Monica College
announces it is launching an exciting educational podcasting
pilot program Monday, July 3.Read
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DATE: June
14, 2006DOUGLAS
NAMED RECIPIENT OF JOSÉ LUIS NAZAR CHAIR OF EXCELLENCE
IN THE PERFORMING ARTSSanta
Monica College dance professor Judith
Douglas – who has had a
long and distinguished career as a dancer, choreographer and
teacher – has been named the recipient of the first José
Luis Nazar Chair of Excellence in the Performing Arts.Read
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DATE: June 14, 2006SMC
Ranks 91 Percentile in National Math ContestSanta Monica College finished
in 14th place out of 153 community colleges in the 2005-06 Student
Math League competition, putting it in the 91st percentile of
two-year colleges nationwide. Read More >

DATE: June
6, 2006
SMC’S "CELEBRATE AMERICA": EARLY INDEPENDENCE
DAYDon't
miss the spectacular fireworks and entertainment of "Celebrate
America" – the popular
outdoor festival at Santa Monica College that honors Independence
Day – to be held Saturday, July
1. The event is free but donations
are welcome.Read
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DATE: June
1, 2006
STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR SUMMER CLASSES AT SMC!It’s
not too late to sign up for summer classes at Santa Monica College,
which is offering a full curriculum of six-week courses, including
more than 40 online classes. SMC’s summer session begins
June 19. Read More >

DATE: June 1, 2006ROBOTICS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AT SMC: THE WAVE OF THE FUTUREStudents
in SMC’s newly launched robotics and artificial intelligence
program will tell you they are having a blast – building
and programming funny-looking robots and creating animated “chatbots.”
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DATE: June
1, 2006SMC TO OPERATE SUMMER SESSIONS AT COMPTON
COLLEGEIn
an historic action, the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
voted unanimously Wednesday (May 31) to approve an agreement
to operate summer school at troubled Compton College.Read
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DATE: May 25, 2006DALE RIDE INTERNS TO SERVE IN
CONGRESS Three
outstanding Santa Monica College students have been selected
for the prestigious Dale Ride Internship program and will serve
in the U.S. Congress this summer.Read More >

DATE:
May 23, 2006ACTOR HARRY LENNIX TO SPEAK AT
SMC GRADUATION Award-winning
actor and former teacher Harry Lennix,
who has been as involved in education and civic affairs as he
has been in his highly successful acting career, will be the
speaker at Santa Monica College's 76th commencement ceremonies
Tuesday, June 13.Read
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DATE: May
10, 2006SMC OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR ATHLETESFourteen
Santa Monica College students have been named 2005-06
Student Athletes of the Year.
Awards will be presented at the annual awards breakfast sponsored
by the SMC General Advisory Board, a community support group,
at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 18 in the SMC Pavilion, 1900 Pico
Blvd.Read
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DATE: March
24, 2006
TAFT HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC DECATHLON WINNERS ALSO SMC STUDENTSWhen
Taft High School in Woodland Hills won the state Academic Decathlon
March 19, the nine students who make up the brilliant young
team deservedly received accolades and media attention for being
outstanding secondary school students.
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DATE: February
8, 2006
GUILLEN WINS PEPSI SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDSanta
Monica College student Guillermina
“Esther” Guillen –
a 5-foot-4 runner and daughter of immigrant factory workers
– is one of 20 athletes at community colleges statewide
to be selected for the 2005 Pepsi Scholar Athlete Honor Roll.Read More >

DATE: February
6, 2006
SMC RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT TO OPEN
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERSanta
Monica College announced it has received a $250,000 grant to
establish a Small Business Development Center for the Westside
that will begin to offer services by the end of February.Read
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